Chapter 1

It was Connect Three's first summer tour. The three best friends- almost brothers- were on the bus, ready to get to their first designation.

Nate's POV

It was about three in the morning, and I still couldn't sleep. Shane and Jason were out cold since about four hours ago. I always felt so exhausted. Not like my bandmates noticed anything wrong.

I got up from my bunk and walked from the back of the bus to the front, where the small kitchen was. Sitting down on the couch, I poured myself a cup of milk. Taking sip after sip, pretty soon, I drifted into a long and well deserved sleep.

Shane's POV

Waking up at eight, I looked over to the other bunks. Not seeing Nate in his bed, I quickly woke up Jason.

"Jase! Where's Nate?"

"Check his bed..." His response was like a weak whisper. Obviously, he was still half asleep. I was on my own.

I walked down the hallway of our tour bus, checking in every room. Then walking into the kitchen, I saw Nate knocked out on the couch, his head cradling in his arms. What the--

I quickly made my way to him, and shook his shoulders gently. I sighed of relief, when he woke up. He looked so weak... vunerable... what was wrong with this kid?

"Hey buddy, you okay?"

He shrugged feebly, "I guess... I'm just tired."

"Are you sure? Jase and I both have noticed you've been tired alot lately... do you need to tell us something?"

"Nah..." He sat up and stretched his arms. "Where are we?"

"Still on the road. In about an hour or two, we should be at the hotel."

Jason's POV

I woke up about ten minutes after Shane tried to shake me awake. I suddenly remembered what he had said-- what?! Nate was missing?!

I stood up and ran to the front of the bus in a rush- still in my tee shirt and boxers.

When I saw Nate and Shane, I took a deep breath. Then I noticed the tired look Nate had. "Hey, you okay, little buddy?"

He looked up at me with his baby blue eyes, "Yeah, I'm fine."

Before I could get out another word, Shane spoke up, "You guys wanna play some uno? We got about an hour to kill..."

"Sure!" I agreed. Looking over at Nate, I realized he was fast asleep on the couch again. Man, what was wrong with him?

An hour and forty five minutes later

Still in Jason's POV

Ah, finally! We're finally at the hotel! Shane and I had played about twenty games of uno, then messed around with our guitars for the rest of the time.

I gathered two guitar cases, Shane carried Nate- not wanting to wake up our baby brother's peaceful sleep, and our bodyguard (AN: I'm just gonna call him Big Rob from now on) carried in all of our backpacks.

We walked into the hotel- it was a private hotel for celebrities and vips only, asked for our rooms, and made our way up. Shane, Nate, and I decided to share one room. Then our band-containing two guys, and Big Rob would share another.

Shane's POV

It took about two hours to get settled into our room- unpacking and everything.

When I noticed Nate was still sleeping, I nodded my head motioning to Jason. I was really worried now. Jason and I both knew it was not normal for our Nate to be sleeping this long.

I strolled over to the bed we put him on before. I shook his shoulders again- a little harder than before. "Nate, we gotta get to sound check."

Jason and I watched closely as Nate walked out of bed, and into the bathroom.

As soon as I heard the door shut, I turned to Jason quickly. "Jase, I'm really starting to worry about him. He's never been this tired before. Ever."

"Well, we've been doing alot of interviews and stuff lately. Maybe he's just sleep deprived or--"

Before he could finish his thought, we heard a loud thump coming from the bathroom.

One thought came to mind; Nate!

We rushed to the door as fast as our feet would take us. I opened the door to see a- what we thought- was an unconcious Nate.

Shit! Something was definitely wrong with him...

Sorry, this chapter was kinda short and sucky. Please review!! I'll write chapter 2 if I get any readers.